songbird's crazy world

There's a movie on cable tonight, "House of Dark Shadows", starring Jonathan Frid. Released in 1970, it was a more graphic and violent version of a popular Gothic soap opera.  The TV show was a child of the 60's, but the movie, and its sequel "Night of Dark Shadows", brought the Barnabas Collins legend into the 70's. The producer, Dan Curtis, tried to revive the show twice with new casts, without success. But guess who was a "Dark Shadows" fan growing up? Johnny Depp. And guess who will be starring in the new "Dark Shadows" movie next summer? Yep, Depp. Can't wait to see it.

There is a fog that clings to the cliffs that mark the edge of Collinwood, a fog the sun cannot disburse. There is a man more frightening than the fog, more threatening; a man who was thought to be gone but who still remains; a man who clings to Collinwood with more tenacity than the mists from the sea; a man whose presence inspires more unrest than fear, more mystery than anger...." If you recognize the quote and the reference... The year was 1966. three cult classics premiered on TV: Star Trek ("to boldly go..."), The Monkees ("and people say we monkey around, but we're too busy singing..."), and.... Remember this guy? Gotta wonder what Depp and Burton are going to do with it.